The Hong Kong government accused Taiwan of "grossly" interfering with its internal affairs by offering assistance to "violent protesters" seeking to flee the city, days after the financial hub closed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong says Taiwan ‘grossly interfered’ in its affairs
Hong Kong's government says it has pulled all of its staff out of Taiwan and accused the island's government of having “grossly interfered" in the semi-autonomous Chinese city's internal affairs ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong accuses Taiwan of interfering in local affairs as row over office closure heats up
The Hong Kong government has lashed out at Taiwan for offering help to protesters who fled the city and severely interfering in local affairs, just days after the abrupt closure of its office on the ... ( read original story ...)
HK says suspension of rep office in Taiwan due to ‘gross interference’
Hong Kong said on Friday its decision earlier this week to suspend operations at its representative office in Taiwan was motivated by Taipei's "gross" interference in internal affairs, including with ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan presses U.S. health secretary on vaccines
Taiwan's health minister said on Friday he had spoken to his U.S. counterpart to ask for help in obtaining COVID-19 vaccines, who had responded that he would take the matter to President Joe Biden, ... ( read original story ...)
‘Not a lot of trust’: Taiwan wrestles with home working in wake of Covid surge
When Amanda asked a colleague to bring her laptop home from their tech-company office, anticipating that Taipei was about to join the ranks of global cities suddenly working remotely, managers refused ... ( read original story ...)
The very first move in the cement industry – Asia Cement Corporation’s “Full Shore Power” for a Green, Low-Carbon Port
TAIPEI, May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In the face of the global ... Therefore, Asia Cement Corporation announced on May the 12th that it has completed a full shore power project for cement vessels. In ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei’s Covid-19 spike traced back to hostess teahouses
At least 516 of the 900 people who tested positive for the coronavirus in Wanhua district had links to one or more of its 176 hostess teahouses. ( read original story ...)
Key Areas Traders Watch Out for as Taiwan Lockdown Risk Looms
Taiwan’s collapse from one of the world’s most successful Covid-19 containment stories rattled investors last week. Now, as new daily infections remain elevated and the island extends pandemic-linked ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan facing surge in new COVID infections
Watch "Taiwan facing surge in new COVID-19 infections; sees highest case numbers since pandemic began", a CBSN video on CBSNews.com. View more CBSN videos and watch CBSN, a live news stream featuring ... ( read original story ...)
Be the zeitgeist in Bangkok exhibition fusing events, fashion, pop culture
Bangkok can step inside the 21st century’s events and pop culture moments, from the 9/11 attacks and stormtroopers to Trump-era sexual politics A massive project years in the making by Spanish fashion ... ( read original story ...)
Alone Together in Taipei
In 1997 the Taiwanese film and theater director Tsai Ming-liang premiered a movie called The River. It starred Lee Kang-sheng, who has had major parts in ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan seeing rise in COVID-19 infections after being largely spared in 2020
Taiwan is seeing a steep rise in daily confirmed COVID-19 cases as the virus surges across the island. Taiwan was hailed as a shining example of how to handle the pandemic last year, after going 253 ... ( read original story ...)
‘This Day Was Bound to Come’: Taiwan Confronts a Covid Flare-Up
The island’s border controls had shielded it from the worst of the pandemic. But new variants and a slow vaccine rollout gave the virus an opening. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan President Tests Negative for COVID-19
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has tested negative for COVID-19, after a worker at her residence tested positive, the presidential office said on Thursday. "The president is healthy and safe," it added ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Taiwan’s worst outbreak of the pandemic grows
Taiwan’s worst outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has grown, with a worrisome 63 new cases not having a clear connection to existing cases ... ( read original story ...)